Reiði-mál

Old Norse Dictionary - reiði-mál

Meaning of Old Norse word "reiði-mál" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

reiði-mál
n. pl. angry language, matter of strife; göra e-t at reiðimálum, Fs. 20; Ingimundi þótti þetta reiðimál, spiteful language, Fs. 189; var þat meirr r. en sannindi, Hkr. iii. 64.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᚦᛁ-ᛘᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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